Dad still is an excellent carpenter, has always liked building things. He and mom panelled the entire inside of the house (cypress tongue and groove downstairs, pine upstairs), he built all the kitchen cabinets and the "entertainment center" (except that wasn't what it was called then) in the living room, plus stuff like chairs and bookcases when somebody needed one.
They sold their house when the city taxes got too high -- and some fool wrecked it out (it was an architect-designed contemporary) to build a Monster Mansion.
Sad story. It would be neat to have a house that wasn't totally ordinary :-), but we have no skills!